Venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device and method
First Claim
1. A venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device comprising a body member of absorbent material having opposed ends and adapted for use with a needle having an end that punctures the skin of a body, said sealing device capturing said needle along its length and being movable along said needle into sealing contact with the skin at the puncture site to seal the puncture site and absorb any blood at the puncture site, and said sealing device includes two separable parts along the length of the body member, connection means between said parts such that during usage, one part remains in contact with the skin at the puncture site and the other part remains on the needle during withdrawal of the needle whereby the one part seals the puncture site and absorbs any blood at the puncture site while the other part seals the end of the needle and absorbs any blood on the needle.
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Abstract
A venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device and method which permits the capturing of a needle along its length either before or after a venipuncture, the engaging of the venipuncture site, and the sealing of both the puncture site and the needle tip. The sealing device may include two separable parts which are positioned along the length of the needle prior to the venipuncture. A split is provided in the sealing device to permit this capturing of the needle along its length or the sealing device may be pre-mounted on the needle along its length. The sealing device is slid or pressed into engagement with the skin at the venipuncture site and the needle is then withdrawn from the puncture site thereby leaving one part of the sealing device on the puncture site to seal the puncture site and absorb any blood at the site. Further, the other part of the sealing device is left on the needle to seal the tip of the needle and absorb any blood on the needle. The venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device prevents or substantially minimizes the possibility of patient blood coming into contact with the nurse, doctor or technician who is extracting blood from the patient. The sealing device may include a cover or shield which provides an additional barrier between the doctor, nurse or technician who is extracting blood and the absorbed blood within the sealing device.
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28 Claims
- 1. A venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device comprising a body member of absorbent material having opposed ends and adapted for use with a needle having an end that punctures the skin of a body, said sealing device capturing said needle along its length and being movable along said needle into sealing contact with the skin at the puncture site to seal the puncture site and absorb any blood at the puncture site, and said sealing device includes two separable parts along the length of the body member, connection means between said parts such that during usage, one part remains in contact with the skin at the puncture site and the other part remains on the needle during withdrawal of the needle whereby the one part seals the puncture site and absorbs any blood at the puncture site while the other part seals the end of the needle and absorbs any blood on the needle.
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15. A method of sealing a puncture made by a needle having an end that punctures the skin of a body comprising the steps of:
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capturing the needle along its length; puncturing the skin of a body within the needle end; moving a sealing device along the needle into sealing contact with the skin at the puncture site; and removing the needle thereby leaving the sealing device to seal the puncture site and absorb any blood at the puncture site; and wherein the sealing device includes two separate parts and the method of sealing further includes the steps of contacting the skin at the puncture site with one of the separable parts, separating the parts during withdrawal of the needle from the puncture such that one part remains on the skin and the other part remains on the needle, sealing the puncture site with the one part and absorbing any blood at the puncture site with the one part, and sealing the end of the needle with the other part and absorbing any blood on the needle with the other part. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. In a needle device having a needle including an end that punctures the skin of a body and a holder for the needle, the improvement comprising:
a venipuncture and cutaneous sealing device comprising a body member of absorbent material having opposed ends and adapted for use with the needle, said sealing device capturing said needle along its length and being movable along said needle into sealing contact along the length of the body member, connection means between said parts such that during usage the skin at the puncture site to seal the puncture site and absorb any blood at the puncture site, and said sealing device includes two separable parts, with one part remains in contact with the skin at the puncture site and the other part remains on the needle during withdrawal of the needle whereby the one part seals the puncture site and absorbs any blood at the puncture site while the other part seals the end of the needle and absorbs any blood on the needle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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